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AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
13 March 1977 – first flight of Sikorsky S-76
On 13 March 1977, the prototype of the Sikorsky S-76 medium-size utility rotorcraft performed its first flight. The development of the S-76 helicopter began in the mid-1970s and, initially, the rotorcraft was known as the […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Hungary says farewell to its Mi-24 fleet
According to Hungarian aviation media, the country’s armed forces have just retired their fleet of Mil Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) attack helicopters, effective in the first week of February 2026. As reported by several […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Galileo SAR Meet 2025 – Prague-Kbely hosts Europe’s leading SAR crews
The 2025 edition of the Galileo SAR Meet took place from 4 to 8 August at Kbely Air Force Base in Prague, Czech Republic. Organised in cooperation with the European Union Space Programme and the […]
MILITARY AVIATION
RNoAF expands its SAR capability with new Tromsø AW101 base
At the end of January 2026, the Norwegian government officially announced its decision to exercise the option for two additional AgustaWestland AW101 SAR Queen helicopters. This decision will allow a permanent rescue helicopter base to […]
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Aerotechnik WGM.21
The Aerotechnik WGM.21 prototype, exhibited at Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum), June 2025. In the 1960s, the German company Aerotechnik Entwicklung und Apparatebau GmbH (Aerotechnik Development and Equipment Manufacturing Ltd.), based in Frankfurt am Main, […]
MILITARY AVIATION
MH-139A Grey Wolf programme grows with new USAF order
At the end of January 2026, Boeing announced that it would produce four additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the United States Air Force (USAF). The latest order, concluded between the company and the US […]
FEATURED
From active duty to history – a short review of military aircraft retirements in 2025
The year 2025 marked aviation history with several notable farewells to iconic military aircraft. These included both well-known workhorses from the Cold War era and relatively newer designs that proved ineffective in the modern combat […]
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Agusta HKP 15A
Agusta HKP 15A / A109E LUH (c/n 13761, “31” of Försvarsmaktens helikopterflottilj / the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing), on static display during the 11th edition of the Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Hechtel-Eksel, September 2024. The […]
AIR SHOW REPORTS
Heritage and modern capability – Tag der Bundeswehr 2025 at Internationales Hubschrauberausbildungszentrum in Bückeburg.
Last year’s edition of Tag der Bundeswehr, the annual open day of the German Armed Forces, took place on 28 June 2025 at ten different military facilities across the country. As tradition dictates, the event […]